Tellus

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin tellus (“Earth, globe, world”), from Proto-Italic *telnos, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *telnos ~ *telnes-, from *telh₂- (“flat ground”), but reshaped after rūs. Otherwise, could derive from Etruscan 𐌕𐌖𐌋𐌀𐌓 (tular, “earth”). === Proper noun === Tellus (Roman mythology) The goddess of the Earth in Roman mythology. Synonym: Terra (literary, now chiefly science fiction) The planet Earth. Synonyms: Terra, Sol III ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “Tellus”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “Tellus, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2026), “Tellus, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction. === Further reading === Tellus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Finnish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Tellūs. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtelːus/, [ˈt̪e̞lːus̠] Rhymes: -elːus Syllabification(key): Tel‧lus Hyphenation(key): Tel‧lus === Proper noun === Tellus (astronomy) the planet Earth Synonyms: Maa, maapallo ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== == Latin == === Etymology === A personification of tellūs; see there for more. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtɛl.luːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtɛl.lus] === Noun === Tellūs f sg (genitive Tellūris); third declension Earth An ancient goddess of the Earth ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== English: Tellurian, tellurian, tellurium, telluric == Norwegian == === Etymology === From Latin Tellus. === Proper noun === Tellus Earth An ancient goddess of the Earth === References === “Tellus” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.